Best Places47150, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 47150, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
47150 ranks 15,662nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on biking.
The best neighborhoods in 47150
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
47150's strengths and weaknesses
Where 47150 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 47150 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 31% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 47150
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 47150 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,750, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 47150's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 47150
47150's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 47150.
Who works in 47150, and how
Work in 47150 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 47150
47150 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 47150 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 47150, month by month
47150 sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 26° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 47150
The nearest airport, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around 47150
Schools across 47150 average a B, better than 68% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Grant Line Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Mount Tabor Elementary SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Slate Run Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Hills Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Silver Creek Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Nathaniel Scribner Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- New Albany Senior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Silver Creek High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Jeffersonville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 47150 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
47150 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 47150 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 47150 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 47150
Is 47150 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 47150 ranks 15,662nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, cell coverage, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 47150 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,936. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $67,750 median income, cost of living beats 49% of zip codes.
Is 47150 safe?
47150 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 47150?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 46 with lows near 26. That works out to about 56 pleasant days a year, more than 3% of zip codes.
Is 47150 good for families?
Schools beat 68% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $959 a month.
Compare 47150 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 47150. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 47150 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
47150 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 47150: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 47150: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 47150: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 47150: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
47150 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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